Your guide to Richmond region school districts

The Greater Richmond Region has 16 school districts and 185,000+ students. We’re giving you the 411 on enrollment, student-teacher ratio, tuition, and more (thanks to data from U.S. News & World Report ) for the area’s major school districts. And don’t worry, there won’t be any homework.

Before we dive in, here are four fast facts about schools in the River City:

• RPS is the only school division that currently has two National Teacher of the Year award recipients — Jason Kamras in 2005 (he’s now the superintendent) and Rodney Robinson in 2019.
• There are two academic-year Governor’s Schools in the region: Maggie Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies and Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology .
• Chesterfield and Henrico are listed as the sixth and seventh best school districts for athletes in Virginia.
• RPS was the first district in Virginia to recognize teachers’ rights to collective bargaining .

Richmond Public Schools

• Number of schools: 45
• Number of students: ~22,000
• Student-teacher ratio: 19:1
• ~74% graduation rate

Henrico County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 74
• Number of students: 48,977
• Student-teacher ratio: 19:1
• No. 31 school district in Virginia
• 90% graduation rate

Chesterfield County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 69
• Number of students: ~60,840
• Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
• No. 27 school district in Virginia
• 91% graduation rate

Amelia County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 3
• Number of students: 1,627
• Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
• 98% graduation rate

Charles City County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 2
• Number of students: ~560
• Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
• ~93% graduation rate

Colonial Heights Public Schools

• Number of schools: 5
• Number of students: ~2900
• Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
• No. 32 school district in Virginia
• ~92% graduation rate

Dinwiddie County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 8
• Number of students: ~4,400
• Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
• 82% graduation rate

Goochland County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 5
• Number of students: ~2500
• Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
• No. 12 school district in Virginia
• 97% graduation rate

Hanover County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 26
• Number of students: ~17,000
• Student-teacher ratio: 21:1
• No. 36 school district in Virginia
• 93% graduation rate

Hopewell City Public Schools

• Number of schools: 7
• Number of students: ~4,000
• Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
• 80% graduation rate

King William County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 4
• Number of students: ~2,000
• Student-teacher ratio: 21:1
• 87% graduation rate

New Kent County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 5
• Number of students: 3,436
• Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
• 94% graduation rate

Petersburg City Public Schools

• Number of schools: 8
• Number of students: 4,045
• Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
• 75% graduation rate

Powhatan County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 5
• Number of students: ~4,200
• Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
• No. 23 school district in Virginia
• 91% graduation rate

Prince George County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 9
• Number of students: 6,106
• Student-teacher ratio: ~12:1
• No. 41 school district in Virginia
• 89% graduation rate

Sussex County Public Schools

• Number of schools: 3
• Number of students: ~1,000
• Student-teacher ratio: ~14:1
• 77% graduation rate

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